Craft Breweries in U.S. Show They Can Compete on an International
Level
BOULDER, Colo.--(Business Wire)--Participants in the Brewers Association's (BA) Export Development
Program (EDP) recently won a combined 30 medals from the Stockholm
Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. EDP
is an initiative created to increase the international recognition of
U.S. craft breweries and promote the image of U.S. craft beer as a
world-class brand.
Eighteen U.S. craft breweries participated in the BA-sponsored
generic U.S. craft beer booth at the Stockholm Beer and Whisky
Festival; this was the fourth time the BA has sponsored the booth at
this event. EDP funds were used to ship beer samples from the U.S. to
Sweden for the booth and to enter the U.S. craft beer brands into the
competition. Out of the 18 companies who submitted beer, eight
breweries won medals.
2007 Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival Winners:
Category: Well Hopped Lager max 5.9% ABV
Silver - Boston Lager, Boston Beer Co
Category: Ale 4.8% to 5.9%
Gold - Harpoon IPA, Harpoon Brewery
Silver - Red Seal Ale, North Coast Brewing Company Inc.
Bronze - 5 Barrel Pale Ale, Odell Brewing Co
Category: Porter/Stout to 5.9% ABV
Gold - Porter, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Silver - St Bridgets Porter, Great Divide Brewing Co
Category: Strong Beer 6.0% ABV and above
Gold - Shakespeare Stout, Rogue Ales
Category: Strong Beer 8.0% ABV and above
Gold - 90 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
In addition to the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival, there were
22 U.S. craft brewery medal winners in the European Beer Star
Competition. The European Beer Star Awards are one of the industry's
most coveted awards, recognizing original and innovative beers. There
were 575 entries from breweries in 58 countries. The awards were
presented in November at the Brau Beviale trade show in Germany.
2007 European Beer Star Competition Winners:
Gold Medal Winners:
Brewery Ommegang: Hennepin Farmhouse Saison
Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Cream Stout, Samuel Adams Holiday
Porter, and Samuel Adams Brown Ale
Deschutes Brewery: Obsidian Stout, Bachelor ESB, and Abyss
Harpoon Brewery: Harpoon Octoberfest and Harpoon IPA
Silver Medal Winners:
Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Black Lager, Samuel Adams Pale Ale,
and Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig
Deschutes Brewery: Black Butte Porter
Great Divide Brewing Co: Titan IPA, and Oak Aged Yeti Imperial
Stout
Left Hand Brewing Co: Milk Stout
Victory Brewing Co: Victory Prima Pils
Bronze Medal Winners:
Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co: Alaskan Smoked Porter
Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Boston Ale, and Samuel Adams Honey
Porter
Rogue Ales: Shakespeare Stout
Victory Brewing Co: Victory Storm King Stout
More information about the EDP can be found at
http://www.beertown.org/craftbrewing/edp.html.
Based in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A., the Brewers Association (BA) is
the not-for-profit trade and education association for American craft
brewers and the community of beer enthusiasts. Visit the website:
www.beertown.org to learn more. The association's activities include
events and publishing: World Beer Cup(R); Great American Beer Festival
sm ; Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America(R); National
Homebrewers Conference; National Homebrew Competition; American Craft
Beer Week (May); Zymurgy magazine; The New Brewer magazine; and books
on beer and brewing. The Brewers Association has an additional
membership division of 15,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers
Association.
Brewers Association
Bob Pease, +1-303-447-0816, ext. 101
Vice President
Fax: +1-303-447-2825
bob@brewersassociation.org
www.beertown.org
Copyright Business Wire 2007
